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24 alternatives to The Revenant

Think "The Martian" but set in the Wild West. And it's true.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Revenant launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Revenant▲54

   An Unforgettable Novel of Revenge (And Survival)

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Empire of the Summer Moon▲66

   Fascinating, vivid, and complex story of the "Old West"

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Aeneid▲68

   Ancient Rome's blockbuster epic that shaped Western culture

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Red Mars▲74

   A future history of Martian colonization

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲61

   The strange phenomenon of being the “token”

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Radiance▲79

   A decopunk pulp SF alt-history space opera mystery!

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Nomad by Matthew Mather▲61

   Something massive is coming... And it's heading for Earth.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   American Vampire▲66

   Vampires back in the Wild West to the present.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell▲65

   The Lady Vanishes: The past deserves a second chance

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Martian▲200

    An astronaut stranded on Mars fights to survive

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Flicker Men: An Novel▲54

    Modern "sci fi" thriller about science, theology, and fate

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lord of the Flies▲63

    Some call it the "Hunger Games before Hunger Games"

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Flatland▲64

    The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World▲53

    Take the one less traveled by.

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Invisible Office Hours - The Martian▲78

    We talk about the book and movie.

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Peripheral▲62

    Humans from a different future change the past

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Arcadia by Iain Pears ▲54

    A novel conceived and written for an app

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Stranger in a Strange Land▲71

    Human being raised on Mars returns to Earth

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hyperion Cantos▲61

    Hugo-Award winning scifi novel from 1990

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite▲72

    Turning logic and common sense on its head

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Presence▲81

    Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Cosmopolis▲66

    The hidden agenda of modernity

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Tomorrowland▲66

    Pivotal moments when science fiction became science fact

    2016 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West ▲67

    An epic of the violence and depravity of Manifest Destiny

    2015 · its alternatives →

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